A novel approach for treating cerebellar ataxias

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-60

  Manto, Mario ^a   Taib, Nordeyn Oulad Ben ^b  

^a FNRS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM INJURY; HUMAN; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR CORTEX; RATS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 43949099972     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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